Static Toad LabsCrosshue
A crossword where the clues are colours.
Every row and column gets one paint pot. Where they cross, the paints mix: red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green. Work out every pot from the swatches, by logic alone, and the print comes out perfect.
Pre-order now. Out on iPhone and iPad on 9 November. Free to play, no ads, no tracking.
Mix paint. Match every swatch.
One paint per line
Every row and column of the board gets one pot of paint, and pours it along the whole line.
Crossings mix
Where two lines cross, their paints mix like real paint.
- +→orange
- +→purple
- +→green
Match every swatch
Pinned swatches show what each square must become. Every puzzle has exactly one solution, reachable by deduction alone. No guessing.
From gentle 3×3s to fiendish Broadsheets
Boards marked Pro are included with Crosshue Pro.
A new rule in every world
Locked pots, thinner that lightens, ink that darkens, split lines that pour two ways and premixed pots. Then come new kinds of clue: rings that name one paint in the mix, crossed-out misprints that rule a colour out, and twin and rival pots that must match or differ.
Twelve crossword worlds
- Primaries
- Fixings
- Thinner
- Ink
- Half Pours
- Premixed
- Mixed Media
- Masterworks
- Traces
- Misprints
- Twins & Rivals
- Broadsheets
Five Stamp worlds
Shaped rubber stamps whose inks overprint where they overlap, with a one-minute lesson to start.
- Rubber
- Overprint
- Wash & Ink
- Big Sheets
- Press Run
The Puzzle Book
1,020 more prints in eleven graded chapters, in both modes:
- First Proofs
- Short Run
- Long Run
- Night Shift
- Masterclass
- Press Proof
Two new Dailies, every day
- A fresh print and a fresh stamp sheet, the same for everyone.
- The week climbs from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Sunday, and the weekend brings the trickier clues.
- Keep your run going, and share a spoiler-free result.
- A Game Center leaderboard for each Daily, plus 21 achievements.
- Today's Daily on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, with the widget.
- Missed one? Pro opens every past Daily in the archive.
A colour game anyone can play
- Colour-blind patterns and component labels on every paint.
- Full VoiceOver support, with adjustable paint pots.
- Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion.
- Night paper for late-night solving, or follow your device's dark mode.
- Portrait on iPhone; portrait or landscape on iPad.
- Haptics and a calm procedural soundtrack.
- No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Works offline.
One fair price. No subscription.
Free
76 levels
- The first two worlds
- A taste of every other world and Stamp world
- Ten Puzzle Book prints
- Both Dailies, every day
- Free hints while you learn, then earn more as you play
Crosshue Pro
€4.99 once
- All 1,238 levels: twelve worlds, five Stamp worlds, the whole Puzzle Book
- Every past Daily, in the archive
- Unlimited hints
- Shared with your family through Family Sharing
Or the equivalent price in your country.
Good to know
Which devices does Crosshue run on?
iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
Do I need to be online?
No. Crosshue works fully offline. Only the optional Game Center features need a connection.
Is there a subscription?
No. Crosshue is free to play, and Crosshue Pro is a single, one-off purchase that unlocks everything for you and your family.
What data does Crosshue collect?
None. Your progress stays on your device. See the Crosshue privacy policy.
More answers on the support page.